Innovation labs

BGT Innovation Labs

is where consulting stops and co-creation, innovation, and research implementation begin. We work side by side with your teams to co-design solutions and deliver tangible outcomes together.

As an umbrella for R&D innovation and support to EU-funded initiatives, Innovation Labs partners with organisations to turn ambition and strategy into real-world results. Designed as a dynamic, collaborative space, BGT Innovation Labs helps European research and innovation actions move from ideas to impact. We support the full lifecycle of EU-funded initiatives by combining co-creation, experimentation, and implementation.

How can we work together

BGT Innovation Labs provides a structured yet flexible environment to co-create, implement, and scale European innovation.

Whether you are coordinating an EU-funded project, designing a new research or innovation action, or looking to translate strategy into practice, we work alongside your teams to move ideas into implementation.

We adapt our way of working to your context and ambition, from focused, short-term initiatives to more embedded collaboration over time. As trust and value are built, collaboration can evolve naturally, supporting delivery, experimentation, and long-term impact.

Our Innovation Labs connect POLICY, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY, and SOCIETY, enabling stakeholders to co-create, test, and scale solutions aligned with European priorities.

Our approach

Co-creation & Collaborative design

Innovation Labs is an innovation & research-oriented environment seeking the design and implementation of collaborative initiatives, seeking active involvement of:

Researchers and innovators
Public authorities and policymakers
Industry and SMEs
Civil society organisations
End users and citizens

Through structured co-creation methods, we ensure that solutions respond to real needs, increase acceptance, and strengthen scientific and societal impact.

Experimentation & Validation

Our labs enable safe experimentation with new ideas, technologies, and approaches. We support:

Prototyping and piloting
User testing and feedback loops
Policy and regulatory experimentation
Social and technological validation

This allows EU-funded actions to reduce risk, refine concepts, and demonstrate value before scaling.

Implementation & Scaling

BGT Innovation Labs are action-oriented. We focus on:

Translating research results into practical applications
Supporting deployment pathways and exploitation strategies
Aligning outcomes with EU policy frameworks
Preparing solutions for replication and scale-up

Our areas of interest

Our areas of interest for engagement in EU-funded research include:

Market analysis, policy & regulatory analysis

Industry, market & technology trend analysis
Benchmarking, competitive landscape analysis
Cross-sectorial regulatory and policy analysis
Research & regulatory impact analysis

Collaborative Innovation

Open innovation programs
Startups/corporate innovation programs
Challenge-based innovation programs
Living-labs, test beds and proof of concepts innovation programs

Market development & partnerships

Business plan
exploitation plans
support to investment readiness - angel, VC funding, and public funding strategies towards go-to-market and scale-up
support to business and market development partnerships

Internationalization